Fish lure



March 28, 1950 J W, HARVEY 2,501,723

FISH LURE Filed March 9, 1946 "'l/ INVENToR.

JAMES W. HARVEY Patented Mar. 28, Q

lJl'I'EDl STATES PATENT OFFICE FISH LURE ames W. Harvey, Lakeville, Conn.

' Application March 9, 1946, Serial N0. 653,392

(Cl. l,i3-42.28)

11 claims. 1

My invention relates to the manufacture of what are termed iish lures and embodies improvements in the subject matter oi my Patent 2,134,401. The lure of that patent is attractive and effective and its method of manufacture is practical and has been successful. Certain features of it however require considerable skill and it has not always been possible to procure satisfactory filaments or thread for winding the outer envelope at reasonable costs.

- I have accordingly sought to provide a construction which can be made more rapidly and cheaply.

Another object is to provide a type and method of manufacture capable of embodiment in a greater variety of shapes and attractive colors.

A specific object is to provide a construction wherein modied forms of longitudinal striping on the outer surface may be obtained without the necessity of painting, etc.

Accordingly I form the outer covering or envelope of one or more strips of tape or tinsel running longitudinally of the body instead of the closely wound layers of cord or gut of my former patent. By employing tape or tinsel of different colors a wide variety of color effects can be produced; for instance, a gold back and red or white underbody, a silver back and side with a white underbody, or a blue back, gray sides and yellow underbody. A tail or streamer of any suitable type may be used.

Fig. 1 is a side view of a, lure embodying one form of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side View showing the elements partially assembled.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section on an enlarged scale of one form of lure.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section of another modication.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the various parts embodying one form of my invention.

The hook is of conventional form having a shank I and a barbed end II.

The main underbody ller portion consists of one or more splints I2 usually pointed like tooth picks at the ends. These are secured to the shank of the hook by a few turns of thread I3. Above the shank of the hook, I prefer to tie a length of back ller cord, narrow tape or woolen yarn Ill of suitable color and size. The end I may be tied in to the hook while nishing the turns of thread I3 used in binding the adjacent ends of the splints I2.

A length of tape or tinsel I6 of suitable color and material is then laid along the under side of the filler I 2, its edges folded up along the sides of the ller and its ends gathered and tied to the hook shank by the thread in a well known manner in ny tying to form the underbody cover or envelope. The end I5 of the back ller may be tied to the shank of the hook at the same time that the adjacent end of the tape IG is tied.

The main back and side of the body are formed of a length of tape or tinsel I'I of suitable color and material. The back filler strip Ill is laid along the shank of the hook and covered by the body tape I 'I' whose edges are bent down to cover the edges of the underbody tape I6 and the ends then gathered and tied to the opposite ends of the shank of the hook. If desired, a length of cord or yarn I8 may be laid along the lower edge of the body and enclosed by the tape and a length may be laid along outside of the tape.

I may if desired use a tape or tinsel Il wide enough to entirely cover the sides of the body. By using a tinsel having a transparent center strip II, I may obtain striking visual effects. For instance, a blue strip I4 may be used and show through the center of the tinsel whose sides might be silver` or gold n color.

Eye discs 20 are preferably glued or otherwise secured to the body. A tail feather or streamer 2l is suitably secured to partially obscure the barb of the hook. The body is then dipped in or coated with a lacquer 22 which becomes very hard" when dry. This enhances the shining eiect produced by the tinsel.

Fancy tapes are made in a great variety of designs and widths and so are very useful for this work. For instance, an especially striking lure can be made with a gold tinsel tape for the back of the` lure and a striped silver and white tinsel tape for the underbody.

I claim:

1. A i'lsh lure comprising a hook having a shank, an underbody ller secured along the shank, an underbody tape embracing the underbody ller and secured at its ends to the shank of the hook, a back ller along the back of the hook, a strip of tinsel embracing the back iiller and the sides of the underbody filler and secured at its ends to the shank of the hook, and a coating of lacquer encompassing the tinsel and the exposed underbody tape.

2. A fish lure comprising a hook having a shank, an underbody filler secured along the shank, an underbody tape embracing the underbody flller and secured at its ends to the shank of the hook, a strip of tinsel embracing the shank of the hook and the sides of the underbody tape and secured at its ends to the shank of the hook and the filler, and a coating of lacquer enveloping the tinsel and the exposed part of the underbody tape.

3. A iish lure comprising a hook having a shank, a superimposed splint underlying said shank and forming an underbody filler, a length of tape curved transversely enveloping said splint and having its edges and ends secured to said shank and splint, a length of Wool overlying said shank, a length of colored tinsel enveloping said wool and overlapping the edges of the splintenveloping tape, and a coating of lacquer encompassing the tinsel and the central part of the tape.

4. A sh lure comprising a hook having a shank, a superimposed splint underlying said shank and forming an underbody ller, a length of tape curved transversely enveloping said splint and having its edges and ends secured to said shank and splint, a length of colored wool overlying said shank, a length of colored tinsel enveloping said wool and overlappingthe edges of the splint-enveloping tape,vsaid colored tinsel having a transparent section exposing said colored wool, and a coating of lacquer encompassing the tinsel and the central partof the tape.

5. A lure comprising a .hook having a shank, an underbody filler member secured thereto, a strip of fancy tinsel extending longitudinally of the shank and ller and having its edges folded around the sides of the filler. and having its ends secured to theopposite ends of the shank and filler, a strip'of colored yarn lying longitudinally along the back of thetinsel and having its ends secured to the shank, a tail member secured to and extending beyond the end of the shank, and a coating of lacquer enveloping the yarn and the tinsel.

6. A lure comprising a hook shank, a filler body, upper and lo-wer tapes with their edges overlapped around the shankvand body, all of said members extending longitudinally of the shank, the filler body being secured to the shank by a few turns of thread and all of'saidmembers being secured together .at the ends of the shank by other turns of thread, and a hard 4lacquer coating enveloping the tape and the end turns-of thread.

7. A lure comprising a hook shank, a filler body secured thereto, a tape-extending longitudinally along and beneath the body and with its edges embracing the sides of the body, a tape extending longitudinallyalong the top ofthe shank with its edges overlapping theedges of the lower tape, means for securing the ends of the strip and the two tapes to the shank, and a coating of lacquer enveloping said strip,fthe upper tape and the bottom of the lower tape.

8. A lure comprising a hook shank, a fille;` body secured thereto, a `tape extending longitudinally 4` along and beneath the body and with its edges embracing the sides of the body, a tape extending longitudinally along the top of the shank with its edges overlapping the edges of the lower tape, a strip of bright colored material arranged along the back of the upper tape, means for securing the ends of the strip and the two tapes to the shank, and a coating of lacquer enveloping said strip, the upper tape and the bottom of the lower tape.

9. The method of forminga lure on a hook shank which comprises connecting an elongated ller alongside the shank of the hook by a few turns of thread, then attaching one end of a length of tape around the bottom and sides of the `filler, drawing the tape along the bottom and sides and securing the opposite end of the tape to the opposite end of the filler and the shank to form the underbody of the lure, then securing one end of another tape to one end of the ller and shank, folding the edges of said secondmentioned tape vove1` the shank and the edges of the first-mentioned tape, then securing the opposite A`end of the second-mentioned tape to the shank, the first-mentioned tape and the llcr at the adjacent ends thereof to form the back and sides of the lure, and then coating the back, sides and exposed partvof the underbody with lacquer to form a shiny, transparent envelopment.

10. A fish lure comprising a hook having a shank, an elongated underbody secured to the underside of the shank, an elongated strip of tin sel folded around the bottom and sides of the underbody and secured thereto, a colored strip extending along the back of the shank and tied at least at its ends to the strip of tinsel and the shank of the hook, and a coating of transparent lacquer covering the colored back strip and the tinsel strip through which said strips are visible.

11. A sh lure `comprising a hook having a shank, a body extending along the shank and tied thereto, tail members secured to the shank and extending adjacent the barb of the hook, a covering for the body and shank including a strip of tinsel havinglaments of -shiny material and having a transparent portion, and a coating of transparent lacquer enveloping the body and tinsel through which the covering tinsel is visible.

JAMES W. HARVEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references v.are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,134,401 Harvey Oct; 25, 1938 2,333,484 Miles Nov. 2, 1943 

